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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-16
Pictures Of Handsome Hands.

Pictures Of Handsome Hands.
Women with pretty hands and wrists
have found new way OF preserving
their ch rms for the delight of coming
generations. They 60 the photographer
and have their hands photographed.
Some New York photographers are be-
ginning to make speciality of reproduc-
ing handsome hands. - -
1t is hard to say where the idea came
from. In all probability it is a modif-
cation of the custom that the English
woman has got into of having her feet
and ankles reproduced in marble. The
American woman has not reached the
marble fashion yet and it is hoped that
she never will. L.
It is quite natural that a young woman
with handsome hands should wish to-
preserve semblance of their charm by
means of the photographers art, for
hands and wrists. like cheeks and lips,
lose their beauty as the years go By. In
time wrists become too plump and wrin-
kles gather about joints and knuckles.
The skin becomes dry and brown and the
palm loses its delicate tinge Of new
blown rose. There are few things more
handsome than young and perfect hand.
Hands are photographed on glass mega
tives in the same manner as ordinary pic
lures are made. The hand, wrist and
forearm are placed against dark back
ground in strong light in front of the
camera. The ordinary exposure OF Q
plate is then made. Black velvet makes
an excellent background. Allthe beauti-
full curves and dimples of tho hand are
clearly shown. The wrinkles, however,.
are left out. ..
cit is a very pretty CUSTOM" said q
photographer who has some pictures Of
pretty hands displayed in his showcase.
s'Why shouldn't q young lady have q
picture of her hand as well as of her facet
A picture of that kind is nice thing for
a young lady to send to her female friends
and her near relatives. Sometimes these
pictures are sent elsewhere. A young
lady came in here short time ago In q
great hurry for a picture of her hand.
She wanted 1t for particular day for q
particular purpose. We dropped a lot OF
other work and pushed that picture
through with rush. I learned after
wards that she sent that picture of her
hand in reply to proposal of marriage.
What is still better, her heart went with
it.-Neao York World. :
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-16
A MIstake.

Looking back upon my writings for the
last twenty years believe their failure has
been in very great part owing to my COM
promise with the infidelity Of the outer
world, and my endeavor to base my pleading
upon motives Of ordinary prudence and kind
ness, instead Of on the primary duty of low
ing God-foundation other than which no
man can lay.
utility; nor was the least aware how many
entirely good and holy persons were iv-
ing in the faith and love of God as
wildly and practically now as ever in the
early enthusiasm Of Christendom, until,
chiefly in consequence Of the great
illness which for some time after 1878 forbade
my accustomed literary labor, was brought
into closer personal relations with the friends
in America, Scotland, Ireland and Italy, to
whom, if am spared to write any record OF
my life, it will be seen that l owe the best
hopes and highest thoughts which have sup
ported and guided the force Of my matured
mind. These have shown me, with lovely
initiation, in how many secret places the
PRAYER was made which / had foolishly
listened for at the corners Of the streets, and
on how many hills which had thought left
desolate the lest Of heaven still moved in
chariots Of fire.
But surely the time Is come when all these
faithful armies should lift up the standard Of
their Lord-not by might, nor by power, but
by His Spirit, bringing victory, that they
should no more be hidden or Overcome OF
evil but overcome evil with good" II the
enemy cometh in like a food, how much
more may the rivers Of Paradisel Are there
not fountains Of the great deep that open to
bless, not to destroy2
And the beginning Of blessing, If you will
think of it, is in that promise, Great will be
the peace Of thy children" All the world is
but one orphanage, 50 long as its children
know not God, their Father; and all wisdom
and knowledge is only more bewildered dark
ness, SO long as you have not taught them the
fear Of the Lord; not to be taken out of the
world in monastic sorrow, but to be kept
from its evil in shepherded Peace.tJohn
Ruskin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-16

take false front for the'.wearer's own
hair is just as possible as to mistake Q
wooden leg or glass ese for real flesh
and blood. A false front is glaring
fraud to which no self-respectiug woman
will lend herself. If she has the mis-
fortune to be bald let her buy an entire
wig and make no secret of its posses
sion. But to deliberately fastsn back
her own locks to pin upon her fore
head stiff, ungainly row of curls or
bangs cut from somebody else's head
constitutes an exhibition of bad taste that
amounts almost to crime. The great
est beauty would be heavily weighted by
false front, while to an ugly woman it
is milestone. Mail and Erpress.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-16

PRAYER and praise are like the double
motion Of the lungs; the air that Is drawn
by prayer is breathed forth again by thanks
gfving.IGoodwin.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-16

Be faithful in the performance Of duty,
patient in the endurance Of trial, hopeful In
the midst of difficulties, and even trustfu In
your Heavenly Fathers care.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-11-16

This was accomplished by that one tract
that found its way, all alone, into that dis
tant Hindu village. Thousands OF Hlndu
souls in glory will point back to the leaffet or
the tract that, waited or borne to their dis
tant homes, first told them Of and bsde them
seek "the river Of the water Of Life"
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-31
Vegetable Life i'm the Everglades.

The Everglades, says the.correspond.
eht, present a world Of vegetable life Of
q semi-tropical character. The India
rubber tree abounds in sufficient growth
to suggest its subsection to utility.
Many of the trees are of large size,
varying from twenty to fifty feet in
height, and having diameters often ex-
ceeding two feet. Their growth is sug-
gestiye of many purely tropical species,
the limbs bending over and taking root
In the soil. When notched they emit a
white fluid in large quantities, which
gradually thickens and becomes dark in
color. The cabbage-palms are the most
conspicuous objects throughout the
regions. They grow on all islands and
on the outskirts. Their appearance in
q windstorm is very much like cluster
of inverted umbrellas braced against q
gale. The cypress presents the same
peculiar appearance here as elsewhere.
its roots bend over, above ground and
water, with an appearance not unlike b
human knee when doubled. These in
Vulnerable projections, appropriately
termed "cypress knees" are undoubt"
edly the elimination OF an effort on this
part Of nature to propagate new trees,
with the result of producing 'rudk
mentary trunks. Buttonwood, ash and
other trees are found ON the islands, and
intersperse the environing clumps OF
woodland. The most dense semi.
tropical growth lies between Lake
Okeechobee and the sawgrass. Here is
belt of trees comprising every species
Of the regions, thickly interlaced with
the vines Of, gourd, anu often forming
solid, almost impenetrable, wall.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-31
Japanese Foot-Gear.

In Japan children's shoes are made Of
blocks Of wood secured with cords.
The stocking resembles a mitten.
having place for the great toe. AS
these shoes are lifted only by the toes,
the heels make a rattling sound as their
owners walk, which Is quite stunning
ina crowd. They are not worn in u
house, as they would injure the soft
straw mats with which the floors are
covered. You leave your shoes at the
door. Every house is built with refer
ence to the number of mats required forA
the floors, each room having from eightS
to sixteen. and in taking lodging YOU
pay for a mat. They think it extravas>
CANT in us to reqire a whole room to
ourselves. The Japanese shoe gives
perfect freedom to the foot. The beauty
Of the human foot is only seen in the
Japanese. They have no corns, no in
growing nails, no distorted joints Our
toes are crarnped until they are deform-
ed, and are In danger Of extinction.
The Japanese have the full use Of their
toes, and to them they are almost like
fingers. Nearly every mechanic makes
use of his toes in holding his work.
Every toe is fully developed. Thein
shoes. cost q penny, and will last sia
months. "'t3
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-31
NORTHERN ApPE gITEs.
Something About the Table Cust"w,, I,
OF People of the Arctic CircIc.

In appearance an Esquim9nl some,
what resembles a Chinaman, but has a
darker skin, said an Arctic traveller to
q reporter. He is short, stout, full.
faced, very oily, and rather odorous,
but genial and full OF hospitality.
10 q stranger some of their customs
seem strange and, perhaps, a little bar.
barous, but as one becomes acquainted
with them these notions gradually fade
away. Their food, perhaps from choice,
but also from necessity, is raw flesh, be-
ing that seals, walrus and reindeer,
chiefly; but sea and land birds and an
occasional polar bear also contribute to
the Esquimau's larder. To sensitive
person have no doubt that it would
be repnlslve sight to see, for instance,
two 0r three Esquimau children enjoy
ing what would here be called q
piece" This would probably he
newly killed duck, which, after being
stripped OF q few OF the larger and
more indigestible feathers, would be
that, ii it were not for a certain per-
centage of blood and feathers which re-
main about the mouths Of the con-
suuiers, one could scarcely Toll what
became Of it. When an Esquimau
family gather around to enjoy a meal,
their food is treated in the same way,
but perhaps on a larger scale. A seal
would probably replace the bird, but
from it the skin would first be cut and
laid down to form a dish for the recep-
tion Of the liquid and most highly val
ued part Of the animal. From this
basin the members of the family dip
with skin cups, or very often some Of
my old meat cans, and from the car
cass hack and carve with their knives,
not uutil they have had sufficient, but,
as rule, until there is nothing lett but
the skin and cleaned bones. have
seen a family Of four sit down about a
newly-killed seal and in about ten min
utes dispatch the whole Of it. This was
not time when they were hungry, but
when they were being we'll fed from
storehouse. You may think that tlus
does not speak we'll for my liberalty in
dealing out supplies, but assure you
that an Esquimau can eat almost an
unlimited amount at any time. A
whaling captain who wintered about
seventy miles west of where l was
stationed told me (these never exag-
gerate) that quarter Of reindeer formed
a very average lunch for an Esquimau.
On one occasion Of which + know of,
Wllch q luigi uuluUCI VI sstGlSCS were
engaged in a great feast on the skin of
a whale, one old lady ate to such
excess that she soon became helpless,
and, as her friends thought, soon died.
They, out of respect to the old lady,
trailed her out to convenient place
and covered her up with snow. The
time when this happened was about the
middle Of May, so that the frost was
not very severe, but I should think
would be sufficient to cause rheuma-
tism. Whether it did or not 1 do not
know, but after having lain dormant
three days the corpse kicked off the
snow and came out ready to resume
her debauch.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-31

I R,tsstals coal helds on the Black sea|
and in its neighborhood are almost
equal In extent to those of Great
Britain, but, whereas England produces
100, ,000,000 and 150, 600. .050 tons year.
the yioll Of the Russian coal mines for
tho last year for which statistics are
attainable. was about 135, ,00N
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-31
The Russian Soldier.

He is, under ordinary circumstances,
a soft-hearted, good-natured fellow, but
there are savage instincts in his semi
barbarous nature which render him
capable Of any brutality, if he is once
thoroughly excited. The awful attro-
cities committed during the late perse-
cutions Of the Jews are still fresh in our
minds, and bear witness to the savagery
Of the Russian peasant, and the treat
ment experienced by the Turcomans,
both after the capture Of Khiva and the
fall Of Geek Tepe, show that, at all
events in Asia, the authorities even
encourage the worst passion Of the
soldier. Perhaps Skobeleff's greatest
quality as a successful general was his
thorough appreciation of the peculiarities
of the men he commanded. He had a
wonderful hold on their sympathies,
and he enjoyed popularity with the
rank and file such as no other Russian
general has ever acquired. 1t was Sko-
beleff who conducted the pursuit and
marrying Of the wretched Yomud Tur-
comans after Khiya, 80 yiyidly described
by his friend and admirer, the Ameri-
can correspondent MacGahan; and it
was Skobeleff who, after the storming
of Cock Tepe, and the route Of its brave
Tekke defenders, gave Is hours COM
plete liberty to his excited soldiers to
work their wicked will on the persons
and property Of the defenseless families
of the dispersed Turcomans. Skobeleff
thoroughly understood his men, and re-
established his control as deliberately as
he permitted unbridled license. For
exactly "a hours the captors Of Cock
Tepe were uncontrolled; within six
hours Of the termination Of that period
two soldiers were shot for tritling
crimes. This circumstance, coupled
with the fact Of Skobeleff's great popu-
larity in the army, gives q striking
indication Of the character Of the Rus
sian soldier as judged by the man who
knew him best. sg sllb
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-31

[ As a finish or covering for walls and
ceilings pulverized steatite IS coming
into use quite satisfactorily. It is
simply soapstone. 1t takes a high pol,
lsh. is pearl gray In tint, is said to pre-
sent the best possible surface for paint
ing, either in oil or water-color, and,
what is very desirable, It,, will neither
crack nor chip. 1t Is claimed for 1t that
1T is "a non-co conductor and mona absorbent;
that 1t can be washed Without injury !;
nails can be driven into IL without dam.
age. When subject to heat. moisture
and chemical fumes 1t gives no smell,
and it does not turn yellow with age.
1t is thought to be especially adapted
for hospitals, factories, cellars, markets.
etc. t.ti
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-31

Land and, Water has done useful
service in pointing out the value of the
widespread belief that Ivy trained
against the walls Of dwelling. house Is
productive Of damp walls and general
unhealthiness. The very opposite OF
this is really the case. If anyone will
carefully examine an Ivy clad wall after
q shower of rain, he will notice that
while the overlapping leaves have con-
Quoted the water from point until it
has reached the ground, the wall be.
meath Is perfectly dry and dusty. More
than this, the the thirsty shotts which
force their way into every crevice OF
the structure which will afford firm
hold, act like suckers in drawing out
any particle Of moisture for their own
like great coat, keeping the house
from wet and warm into the bargain.
One more virtue 1t has, In giving to the
ugliest structure an evergreen beauty.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1887-05-31
.5sARTHuR.TAPpEN,s STORE ,t

= rt..h'Dt = ~ y y ~ ~ ttS3S SIofE
in New Y ork---a man whose worst ene-
mics never questioned ms honesty. Every
morning he brought all the, clerks and
accountants and the weighers into a.
room for devotion. They sang. They
prayed. They exhorted. On Monday
morning the clerks were asked where
they had attended church On The previ-
OILS day. and what the sermons were
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01
The Use Of the Strawberry.

The first, and by the way the best
luxury of the season in the berry line
in the opinion of many, the strawberry,
is now with us, and being enjoyed in
full measure. As a change from sim
pie sugar and cream by way of variety
the shOrtcake is INDUCED in, a receipt
for which by New York paper reads
as follows: Sift half a pound of -four
with two teaspOonfuls of baking pow
der, a heaping teaspOOnful of sugar
and the same quantity of salt. Mix
with this u quarter ola pound of butter,
which should be as firm as possible,
adding little by little, half a pint Ol
cold boiled milk. The mixing should
be done with a knife rapidly. Place
the paste on a 1Oured pastry board
turning it about until it is covered with
the -four. Roll it out to the thickness
of half an inch and cut in round pieces
the size of a breakfast plate. Thi:
may be easily done by inverting plate
on the paste and cutting around it
Lay the pieces on a creased pan anC
bake. When done, cut around the
edge and pull them apart Lay straw
berries on each half piece, sprinklinl
them with sugar, place the pieces Ont
on the other and cover the top will
berries well covered with sugar
Cream may be served with the short
cake. This is a true short cake. Man!
persons bake layer cake, placing tn,
berries between the cakes.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01
For the Smyrna Times.
Letter from Kenton.

The KentOn festival met with a
drawback on its opening night-Thurs-
day evening-because of rain; but
Friday, Saturday and Monday evening,
it Was so well patrOnized that the sus-
cess of the affair surpassed the expec-
tatiOns of its youthful and ardent pro-
jectors. The net proceeds will reach
$50 or more, which sum will largely
contribute to the philanthropic end for
which the Junior Mite is wOrking-tO
provide the church with a bell with
which those may be called to the
house of God whom the spirit does not
summons.
Mrs. Stephen Walker was informed on
Wednesday ofthe extreme illness other
mother who lives near Newark, n j..
and Thursday morning Mrs. Walker
accompanied by her daughter, Ida,
FASTENED to her parents sick bed.
Daniel Green, at present, cashier OF
n bank at Newport, is visiting w. II
Moore. Mr.. G. has d large circle ol
friends here in Kent county, where he
lived prior to the war.
A festival will be held at BlackiSton';
church sometime during next week
The young ladies of that section are
largely interested in it, and what at
tractiveuess they cannot give to a fes
tival is beyond the reach of mortals.
Junius, Jr., KentOn's correspondent
to the Record, in a recent issue Of tha
sheet, endeavored to be little the farm
ing operations of your correspondent
by attributing to him an attempt t
graft tomato vines on potatoes, in Orde
to cheat the bugs We must remarl
that. as an outcome of his Diversified in
gently, "Junius, Jr.," has succeede,
himself in practically cheating the po
tatO bugs by permitting his trucl
patch to grow up in weeds and not tn
staple product of Erin. "Junius, Jr.,
attempts to make "Aller" a theorisi
yet he himself, has become wonderful
theoretical. His latest theory is tina
it will be more profitable to rent hi
garden out for half the produce tina
to work it himself for all, which unde
his tillage, would mean aothin,
"Junius's" friends will recall the Occi
sion when he, at time when egg
were high, accidentally heard of egs
plant, and FASTENED to SOW some ege
plant seed, vowing that he would M
even pay 20 cents for eggs when
could grow them. ALLER.
KentOn, DEL, May 3lst, 1887.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01
SOIL. IN MIISIC-

We often see in reports of various
performances that Miss So and so
executed in a pleasing manner a very
difficult solo," or something to that ef-
feet. Now we do not dispute the fact
that these pieces were difficult, nor
that they may be executed in a pleas
ing manner, but what is the world
coming to when it measures music by
its difficulty? 1t seems the more diff
cult piece of music is the more it is
liked. People forget that the soul of
music does not lie in the difficulty of
execution, and that, however we'll one
plays, he fails if he does not put his
soul into it. Why is it that Yankee
Doodle" will enliven a whole company
of soldiers or the Star Spangled Ban
ner" fill an army with enthusiasm ?
Because those who play them always
feel the sentiment, if such it may be
called, of the piece, and because every
soldiers heart beats in unison with it..
1t is not the ease, or difficulty of play
ing. No! they never think of that,
but their hearts melt under its infu-
ence all the same. To be sure, a.per-
former deserves praise for his skill, but
that should not be the chief object OF
praise. 1t should be a secondary mat
ter in the criticism of musical peIfor
nance. Especial attention should be
| paid to the soul of piece. The musi-
cal world seems to drift on into this
error and disregard entirely the more
important parts.-DelaUdre College Re
| UielU.
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01
Test of Pronunciation.

In consideration of the hub bub that
has been created over the charge of
bad spelling at the hands of some
school superintendent, the following
curious piece of composition is worthy
of consideration by those in scholastic
pursuits. A Webster's dictionary was
offered TO any person who could read
it and pronounce every word correctly.
The book was not carried off, however
as twelve was the lowest number of
mistakes in pronunciation made:
"a sacrilegious son of Belial, who
suffered from bronchitis, having ex-
hausted his finances, in order to make
good the deficit resolved to ally himself
to a cOmely, lenient and docile young
lady of the Malay or Caucasion race.
He accordingly purchased a calliOpe
and coral necklace of a chemeleOn hue,
aud securing a suite of rooms at a prin-
cipal hotel, he engaged the head waiter
as his cOadjutor. He then dispatched
a letter of the most unexceptionable
calligraphy extant, inviting the young
lady to a matinee. She reVOlted at the
idea, refused to consider herself sacrif-
cable to his desires, and sent a polite
note of refusal, on receiving which, he
procured a carbine and bowie knife
said that he would now forge fetters
hymeneal with the Queen, went to an
isolated spot, severed his jugular vein
and discharged the contents of his car
bine into his abdomen. The debris
was removed by the coroner"
The mistakes in pronunciation were
made on the following words:
SacrilegiOus, Belial, bronchitis, ex
hausted, finances, deficit, comely, lien
lent, dOcile, Maly, calliOpe, chameleon
suite, cOadjutor, calligraphy, matinee
sacrifcable, carbine, hymeneal, isolated
iugular and debris
Smyrna times., 1887-06-01

We are constantly hearing that Pro-
hibition does not prohibit in Maine,
though it does except in a few of the
larger Cities, but a voice comes from the
South that it has been made to go there
even in a large city, a press dispatch
from Atlenta yesterday saying Mayor
Cooper, of that city, asserts that after
considering the matter in all its phases
he is satisfied that prohibition in Atlanta
has proved a success. He believes that
the experiment has demonstrated the
fact that prohibition laws can be enfor-
ced without detriment to the business
interests of the city. The declaration is
regarded as significant coming from a
man who has been a consistent and pro-
nounced Anti-ProhibitiOnist, and it has
Occasioned much talk.